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The Blessings of My Scars
During the Christmas period of 2004, I was diagnosed with TB of the Abdomen and was put on 6 months medication until June 2005 when I got completely healed. During that time, I also had a viral infection which caused hot, burning rashes around my chest area that developed into very painful sores, for several weeks. There was no cure for it. I was told that it would go away on its own and that all I had to do was to wet a cloth with cold water or ice and place it on the rashes to prevent them from spreading. After the sores dried up, they developed into a scar across my chest, making it difficult for me to wear my favourite V-neck tops and low neck blouses as I was too ashamed to reveal my scar.
By Emos Sibu Poriei (Kaya)10 months ago in Psyche
New Scale Measures Consensual Sexual Sadism Without Labeling It as Pathology
By Mr. Yang A new study published in Psychological Assessment has introduced a tool that could shift how researchers understand sexual sadism. The Index of Consensual Sexual Sadism (ICSS) was developed to measure sadistic sexual interests that take place in consensual contexts—without conflating them with criminal behavior or psychological disorders. The study suggests that consensual sexual sadism is distinct from everyday sadism and may not be inherently harmful.
By Mr Yang10 months ago in Psyche
Women Unconsciously Tune Into Infant Distress, Regardless of Parental Status, Study Finds.
By Mr. Yang A new study published in Biological Psychology has found that women—whether they have children or not—are more likely to have their attention drawn by distressed infant faces, even when those faces are shown too briefly to be consciously recognized. Using eye-tracking technology and subliminal emotional cues, researchers discovered that sad baby faces triggered longer reaction times than both happy baby faces and sad adult faces. This suggests that the brain may unconsciously prioritize signs of infant distress, underscoring an innate attentional bias that may support caregiving behavior.
By Mr Yang10 months ago in Psyche
Parents Tend to Favor Daughters and Conscientious Children, New Research Finds
Mr. Yang A large-scale analysis has shed light on a question many siblings have asked at some point: “Who’s the favorite?” Published in Psychological Bulletin, the study found that parents are somewhat more likely to favor daughters, as well as children who are more conscientious or agreeable. Older siblings may also receive more freedom and autonomy. These subtle but consistent patterns of preferential treatment were drawn from a meta-analysis that included data from over 19,000 participants.
By Mr Yang10 months ago in Psyche
Choosing Myself Didn’t Make Me Selfish—It Saved Me. AI-Generated.
For a long time, I thought choosing myself meant letting others down. That saying “no” meant I was cold. That walking away meant I was cruel. That prioritizing my needs made me selfish.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
When the Future Felt Too Heavy—I Returned to the Present Moment. AI-Generated.
There was a time when the future felt like a weight I couldn’t carry. It stretched out endlessly, uncertain and dark, like walking through fog with no flashlight. Every “what if” became a fear. Every plan became a pressure. Every dream turned into a deadline.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
The Day I Realized I Was Enough—And Everything Changed. AI-Generated.
It didn’t happen on a mountaintop. It wasn’t during a big speech or a breakthrough therapy session. The day I realized I was enough happened in the middle of a Tuesday. In sweatpants. On my unmade bed. Surrounded by clutter, unpaid bills, and a sense of deep inner fatigue.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
How I Found Beauty in the Mundane When Life Felt Empty. AI-Generated.
There was a season in my life when everything felt hollow. Nothing was wrong, exactly. There was no heartbreak, no loss, no major upheaval. But still—my days felt gray. Repetitive. Emotionally flat. It was like I was living in the pause between sentences, in the blank space of my own story.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
You Were Never Too Much—They Just Weren’t Ready for Your Light. AI-Generated.
Have you ever been told—directly or indirectly—that you were too much? Too loud. Too emotional. Too opinionated. Too passionate. Too sensitive. Too intense. Too something.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
A Million Tiny Diamonds. Runner-Up in The Metamorphosis of the Mind Challenge.
There are always moments that define you as a person. We have been conditioned to never admit to weakness because, in the shame of bad judgement, the metaphorical fingernails of others can get a hold on you from the chink you've exposed by sharing your confession. You can then be prised open, your vulnerability there for all to see, to be poked and prodded mercilessly by a metaphorical stick held and being controlled by the will of another. And what would be the result of that poking? It would let the shame out, the dampener and the twister of all emotions which transforms people into ogres, which we try and subdue, putting it into the darkest corners of ourselves.
By Rachel Deeming10 months ago in Psyche
Things I Wish I Told My Parents—But Couldn’t at the Time. AI-Generated.
There are things I never said growing up—not because I didn’t want to, but because I didn’t know how. Because I was afraid. Because the words felt too big, or I felt too small. Because our hearts beat with love, but not always with understanding.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche
The Friendships That Faded—And What They Taught Me About Letting Go. AI-Generated.
Friendships don’t always end with a fight. Sometimes they dissolve quietly—no big blow-up, no dramatic goodbye, just unanswered texts, slower replies, shifting energy.
By PrimeHorizon10 months ago in Psyche